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Calif. Bill Would Impose Penalties On Prison Cellphone Smugglers

California inmates have been known to pay up to $1,000 for contraband cellphones to communicate with the outside world. The mobile devices have been used to organize street gangs, traffic drugs and intimidate witnesses.

A California bill that would impose additional penalties on inmates who are caught with cellphones has passed that state's Assembly on a 74-0 vote.

The bill, which was introduced by state Sen. Alex Padilla, would impose a $5,000 fine and up to six months in jail for those who smuggle cellphones into prisons.

California inmates have been known to pay up to $1,000 for contraband cellphones to communicate with the outside world. The mobile devices have been used to organize street gangs, traffic drugs and intimidate witnesses.

Source: Los Angeles Times.

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